Latter-day Saint First Presidency announces medical school at BYU

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued nan pursuing announcement Monday morning:

Brigham Young University is committed to world excellence successful targeted postgraduate disciplines, traditionally focused connected business and law. The First Presidency is pleased to denote nan determination now to create a aesculapian schoolhouse astatine BYU. A awesome attraction will beryllium connected world wellness issues affecting members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and nan Church’s worldwide humanitarian efforts.

Plans for this aesculapian schoolhouse are underway, and circumstantial target dates will beryllium announced arsenic they are set. It is envisioned that dissimilar galore aesculapian schools, nan BYU aesculapian schoolhouse will beryllium focused connected school pinch investigation successful areas of strategical value to nan Church. In clip nan schoolhouse will tie students from wrong and extracurricular nan United States.

The BYU aesculapian schoolhouse will not create its ain infirmary aliases infirmary system. BYU and Intermountain Health are discussing a mutually beneficial objective relationship. Also, it is anticipated that nan aesculapian schoolhouse will activity collaborative relationships pinch various entities successful Utah, including nan University of Utah.